Every year on Veterans Day in the U.S., we on GeekDad and GeekMom like to take a moment to remember our American veterans. We ordinarily deal with far less serious matters, but as many of us are American, we feel it is important that we remember all those who have given part of their lives in service to our country’s military. Read More
Convention Connection for Week 45 2018 includes events in Durham, Grand Rapids, Baltimore, Miami, and all across the globe. Find a convention near you this week! Read More
Convention Connection for Week 44 2018 includes events in Providence, Anaheim, Tuscon, Omaha, and all across the globe. Find a convention near you this week! Read More
This year, up your Halloween game by decorating with LEGO, or even giving LEGO treats out. Read More
Nat Geo, the cable outlet for ‘National Geographic,’ is releasing a second season of the highly successful ‘Mars’ program. Read More
If you live in Texas or Florida and you like 80s new wave music, Scotland’s Simple Minds is touring and will be in your area in November.
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Convention Connection for Week 43 2018 includes events in San Antonio, San Jose, Little Rock, Seattle, and all across the globe. Find a convention near you this week! Read More
Convention Connection for Week 42 2018 includes events in Dallas, Santa Fe, Portland, Montgomery, Jacksonville, and all across the globe. Find a convention near you this week! Read More
A sixth-grade student created an absurd business proposal for his school’s entrepreneurship club’s contest; when he won, Owen Shakelton and his stepfather turned the idea into “a real deal business.” Age Hams will anonymously mail a little rubber pig and a personalized card to anyone you choose. Read More
Following up with last week’s column about scary-but-not-too-scary stories, today I’ve got creepy (but maybe not too creepy) comic books, for younger kids up to adults. Read More
Convention Connection for Week 41 2018 includes events in Chicago, Cincinnati, Erie, Minneapolis, and all across the globe. Find a convention near you this week! Read More
Convention Connection for Week 40 2018 includes events in New York City, Seattle, a number of cities in between, and all across the globe. Find a convention near you this week! Read More
Today’s Stack Overflow includes stories of several women who changed the world—some you’ve probably heard of, and some that maybe you didn’t know about before. Read More
Convention Connection for Week 39 2018 includes events in Baltimore, Sioux Falls, San Jose, and all across the globe. Find a convention near you this week! Read More
Tickets are available now for this year’s Portland Book Festival (formerly known as Wordstock). Read More
Convention Connection for Week 38 2018 includes events in Tampa Bay, Atlanta, Ohio, the waters off of Seattle, and all across the globe. Find a convention near you this week! Read More
Convention Connection for Week 37 2018 includes events in Cincinnati, Houston, Philadelphia, Detroit, Austin, and all across the globe. Find a convention near you this week! Read More
Find a convention near you this weekend, September 6 through September 9, with this week’s Convention Connection. Read More
Find a convention near you this Labor Day weekend, August 30 through September 3, with this week’s Convention Connection. Read More
Though we’ve been celebrating this event all year long, today is the actual 40th birthday of the LEGO minifigure! Happy birthday, little articulated guys and gals (and monsters and droids and…)! Read More
The Fall Issue of Pop-Up Magazine is coming soon—get your tickets now! Read More
Find a convention near you this weekend, August 24 through 26, with this week’s Convention Connection. Read More
There are a lot of tabletop Kickstarter projects launching in the next few months—here are some that I learned about at Gen Con 2018. Read More
Mark your calendars for Free Museum Day, next month! Thanks, ‘Smithsonian Magazine’! Read More
Find a convention near you this weekend, August 17 through 19, with this week’s Convention Connection. Read More
My recap of the fourth (and final) day of Gen Con! Read More
Day 3 of my Gen Con coverage! Read More
My photo recap of Day 2 of Gen Con 2018! Read More
Here’s a look at Day 1 (and a half) of Gen Con 2018! Read More
Find a convention near you this weekend, August 9 through 12, with this week’s Convention Connection. Read More
